New Delhi:
In the backdrop of the hype over Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav attending the UPA's function, his party is trying to downplay the matter.
"Mulayam has always attended the dinner. We were giving outside support (to UPA) and we are still doing that. But we cannot comment on how long this will continue. Attending a dinner is not something wrong", SP General Secretary Ramgopal Yadav told reporters on the sidelines of a function.
He was responding to the media speculation that SP has finally decided to join hands with the UPA government as its chief had attended the Prime Minister's dinner on Tuesday.
"We have attended the dinners hosted by our opposition parties also...I don't blame media for its narrow understanding of these things and for reading too much," Mr Yadav said.
Earlier addressing a gathering of party workers and leaders to felicitate the two corporators who won the recently conducted Delhi civic polls, Mr Yadav asked them to strengthen the party base in the capital and make necessary preparations to win at least one Lok Sabha seat from there.
"We are still designated as a regional party as we do not have MPs from three states as required by the Constitution. We must ensure that our recent performance in UP should continue in the neighbouring states like Delhi also," he said.
The party leadership and ground workers should focus on other states now so that Samajwadi Party gets the required number of seats to be recognised as a national party, he added.
"Mulayam has always attended the dinner. We were giving outside support (to UPA) and we are still doing that. But we cannot comment on how long this will continue. Attending a dinner is not something wrong", SP General Secretary Ramgopal Yadav told reporters on the sidelines of a function.
He was responding to the media speculation that SP has finally decided to join hands with the UPA government as its chief had attended the Prime Minister's dinner on Tuesday.
"We have attended the dinners hosted by our opposition parties also...I don't blame media for its narrow understanding of these things and for reading too much," Mr Yadav said.
Earlier addressing a gathering of party workers and leaders to felicitate the two corporators who won the recently conducted Delhi civic polls, Mr Yadav asked them to strengthen the party base in the capital and make necessary preparations to win at least one Lok Sabha seat from there.
"We are still designated as a regional party as we do not have MPs from three states as required by the Constitution. We must ensure that our recent performance in UP should continue in the neighbouring states like Delhi also," he said.
The party leadership and ground workers should focus on other states now so that Samajwadi Party gets the required number of seats to be recognised as a national party, he added.
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